Florida HB 675: Pharmacies

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CS/HB 675 2026

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to affordable housing; amending ss. 2
125.010555 and 166.04151, F.S.; requiring certain 3
incentives be used for the construction of affordable 4
housing; revising upwards the length of time that 5
certain rental units must remain affordable in order 6
to qualify for a specified zoning variance; amending 7
s. 196.1978, F.S.; revising downward the maximum 8
median income used to determine eligibility for 9
certain tax incentives; amending s. 201.02, F.S.; 10
specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply 11
to deeds, transfers, or conveyances of residential 12
property to first-time homebuyers; defining the term 13
"first-time homebuyer"; amending s. 201.08, F.S.; 14
specifying that documentary stamp taxes do not apply 15
to certain documents executed by a first-time 16
homebuyer in connection with the purchase of a 17
principal residence; defining the term "first-time 18
homebuyer"; providing an effective date. 19
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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Section 1. Subsection (4) and paragraph (a) of subsection 23
(7) of section 125.01055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 24
125.01055 Affordable housing.— 25

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(4) In exchange for a developer fulfilling the 26
requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed-use 27
residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a 28
county must provide incentives to fully offset all costs to the 29
developer of its affordable housing contribution or linkage fee. 30
Such incentives may include, but are not limited to: 31
(a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus 32
incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or 33
proposed future land use designation or zoning; 34
(b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water 35
and sewer charges; or 36
(c) Granting other incentives. 37
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Any incentives provided under this subsection must be used for 39
the construction of affordable housing. 40
(7)(a) A county must authorize multifamily and mixed-use 41
residential as allowable uses in any area zoned for commercial, 42
industrial, or mixed use, and in portions of any flexibly zoned 43
area such as a planned unit development permitted for 44
commercial, industrial, or mixed use, if at least 40 percent of 45
the residential units in a proposed multifamily development are 46
rental units that, for a period of at least 50 30 years, are 47
affordable as defined in s. 420.0004. Notwithstanding any other 48
law, local ordinance, or regulation to the contrary, a county 49
may not require a proposed multifamily development to obtain a 50

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zoning or land use change, special exception, conditional use 51
approval, variance, transfer of density or development units, 52
amendment to a development of regional impact, or comprehensive 53
plan amendment for the building height, zoning, and densities 54
authorized under this subsection. For mixed-use residential 55
projects, at least 65 percent of the total square footage must 56
be used for residential purposes. The county may not require 57
that more than 10 percent of the total square footage of such 58
mixed-use residential projects be used for nonresidential 59
purposes. 60
Section 2. Subsection (4) and paragraph (a) of subsection 61
(7) of section 166.04151, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 62
166.04151 Affordable housing.— 63
(4) In exchange for a developer fulfilling the 64
requirements of subsection (2) or, for residential or mixed-use 65
residential development, the requirements of subsection (3), a 66
municipality must provide incentives to fully offset all costs 67
to the developer of its affordable housing contribution or 68
linkage fee. Such incentives may include, but are not limited 69
to: 70
(a) Allowing the developer density or intensity bonus 71
incentives or more floor space than allowed under the current or 72
proposed future land use designation or zoning; 73
(b) Reducing or waiving fees, such as impact fees or water 74
and sewer charges; or 75

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(c) Granting other incentives. 76
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Any incentives provided under this subsection must be used for 78
the construction of affordable housing. 79
(7)(a) A municipality must authorize multifamily and 80
mixed-use residential as allowable uses in any area zoned for 81
commercial, indus